Education & Approach
I am not a licensed mental health clinician.
I offer coaching, practical tools, and tailored psycho-education to help you understand yourself and move through change with more clarity and steadiness.
My work is grounded in mindfulness, emotional awareness, and body-based practices rather than clinical counseling.
Training:
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Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Regis Jesuit University
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Certified Therapeutic Breathing Practitioner, School of Integrative Psychology
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Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, Grief Recovery Institute
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Currently facilitate structured virtual groups for adults participating in intensive behavioral health and substance use recovery programming for the largest IOP online program in existence.
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Graduate supervision and internship with Voice Dialogue Institute, previously in Denver, CO. Voice Dialogue is the Jungian-based pre-cursor to IFS Therapy
Experience:
12 years supporting people in the breath. 12 years of nonprofit management and leadership supporting diverse and marginalized populations.
Current contractor for Charlie Health Group Facilitator, specializing in Integrative/Contemplative Groups
8-12 hours/week
Breath is the most direct way back to yourself - in balance.
When your nervous system settles, you can begin to understand what’s happening inside you - without being overtaken by it.
This work is about:
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Noticing what’s happening in your body
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Understanding emotional patterns
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Interrupting automatic reactions
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Creating space to choose differently
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Reframing negative and limiting beliefs
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Releasing trapped energy and emotions
Your thoughts shape your life, but change doesn’t happen through thinking alone. When the body and mind shift together, you get more clarity, stability, and presence, and as a result, relationships and circumstances improve.
